Internet Safety

The link below will take you to Cyberquoll, a web site about Internet safety. Watch the episodes and then make a list of the important things you need to remember when you are working in an online environment. Write these at the back of your draft book.
http://www.cyberquoll.com.au/index.html


Wiki Rules

The members of 7ns will be participating in a class wiki for the purposes of:
· Creating written projects/ media projects and commenting on each other’s work
· Encouraging process writing
· Practicing persuasive writing
· Practicing taking varied points of view on a topic
· Sharing special projects they complete in class

Safety
This wiki will be created using a wiki tool at http://07ns.wikispaces.com
In the interest of students’ safety, the following restrictions are set on the wiki:

· Only the teacher can enter registrations
· Only students, parents, and staff members with a related interest to this class are allowed to add to or edit the wiki.
· All wiki content is subject to teacher approval and/or deletion.
· The teacher will be notified of any edits to the wiki.
· No individual or identifiable profiles are available on the wiki
Rules
· All students and participants in this wiki project must agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement.
· Students must only add work to their own page. No student may edit or delete the work of another. Students may add positive or helpful comments in the discussion area of the other pages. They must put their site name by any comment they make.
· No student or other participant may include any information or images on the site that could compromise the safety of themselves or other wiki members.
· All students will be respectful in their postings and edits.
· All students must protect their log-in and password information. If students suspect that a password has been compromised, he/she must notify the teacher immediately.
· All use of the wiki must be in accordance with the school’s Acceptable Use Policy, including entries made from computers outside of school.



Consequences of breaking the rules
The teacher will make every reasonable effort to monitor conduct on the class wiki in order to maintain a positive learning community.
Any student who breaks a rule may lose the right to participate on the wiki. At the teacher’s discretion, a warning may be given in the case of minor infractions.

This agreement is based on an example provided by TeachersFirst.com



Netiquitte

Check out the link below and find out what Netiquette is.
Find the important things you must consider when you are working online. Share them with your partner and discuss what each of them means. Create a list of the ones you feel are most important for you.
http://www.bpl.org/kids/Netiquette.htm


Copyright

Many of you find information and pictures on the Internet and cut & paste it into your work.
People work hard to find out, create and write stuff for publishing in books and on the Internet. Most often they are happy to share what they have done.
When you choose to use some other peoples work it is important that you acknowledge where it comes from or who made it. List ways you could do this. The link below takes you to a web page that may help you with your answers.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/governance/copyright/for-students/other-peoples-stuff_e.php